cdist/cdist/conf/type/__block/man.rst

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cdist-type__block(7)
====================
NAME
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cdist-type__block - Manage blocks of text in files
DESCRIPTION
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Manage a block of text in an existing file.
The block is identified using the prefix and suffix parameters.
Everything between prefix and suffix is considered to be a managed block
of text.
REQUIRED PARAMETERS
-------------------
text
the text to manage.
If text is '-' (dash), take what was written to stdin as the text.
OPTIONAL PARAMETERS
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file
the file in which to manage the text block.
Defaults to object_id.
prefix
the prefix to add before the text.
Defaults to #cdist:__block/$__object_id
suffix
the suffix to add after the text.
Defaults to #/cdist:__block/$__object_id
state
'present' or 'absent', defaults to 'present'
MESSAGES
--------
add
block was added
update
block was updated/changed
remove
block was removed
EXAMPLES
--------
.. code-block:: sh
# text from argument
__block /path/to/file \
--prefix '#start' \
--suffix '#end' \
--text 'some\nblock of\ntext'
# text from stdin
__block some-id \
--file /path/to/file \
--text - << DONE
here some block
of text
DONE
SEE ALSO
--------
Full documentation at: <:cdist_docs:`index`>,
especially cdist type chapter: <:cdist_docs:`cdist-type`>.
AUTHORS
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Steven Armstrong <steven-cdist--@--armstrong.cc>
COPYING
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Copyright \(C) 2013 Steven Armstrong. Free use of this software is
granted under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 3 (GPLv3).